Caribbean History articles
Elisabeth Welch star of transatlantic stage and film from 1922 Soft Lights and Sweet Music: Photographs of Elisabeth Welch 15 March – 13 September 2009 Room 31 case display Vintage photographs of Elisabeth Welch star of transatlantic stage and film from 1922 to her final appearance in 1996 are on display at The National Portrait […]
Legacy in the Dust (12A) by Winstan Whitter This is the story of ‘The Four Aces Club’, founded in the 60s and which for 33 years was home to the most influential black music and musicians to date. It showcased new musical genres like Reggae and Ska, also a home for Jazz and Soul. Artists […]
Empire Windrush – Caribbean Pioneers© by Bryan Bailey – 15 June 2008 492 they came brave and true Seeking opportunities where streets were paved with gold A time when innocence and hearts were barely new And hope was their saviour that led them on The war had since past and times were hard Unemployment high […]
Black History, once a year: cure or concession? An exploration by Cy Grant Black History Month organizers often ask me to give presentations in October on the basis that an annual coming together may give a sense of belonging to the ‘Black’ community. Other representatives of that community are more sceptical, likening this one-a-year dosage […]
All the guns in France couldn’t wake me’ by Phil Vasili is the new biography of Walter Tull, professional football player and first British Army Officer, who died in the last Battle of the Somme a hero. Walter Tull, 1888-1918. Officer, Footballer. ‘All the guns in France couldn’t wake me’. Walter Tull, the grandson of […]